Author Question: Emma is a 14-year-old patient with cancer who is concerned about her diet. She asks Rachel, the ... (Read 28 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Emma is a 14-year-old patient with cancer who is concerned about her diet. She asks Rachel, the student nurse, about taking vitamins to supplement her diet.

Emma states that she has been read-ing and doesn't think her diet alone is providing the UL of vitamins that she needs. What is the best response from Rachel? A. You should try to get your vitamins from food, rather than a supplement.
B. UL' stands for the tolerable upper intake level; you should be trying to achieve the RDA.'
C. You should compare your diet to the UL for children, not the UL for adults.
D. Vitamins aren't important as long as you are getting enough calories.

Question 2

Kirby is a 63-year-old welder who has gone to the clinic for his annual check-up. He shares with the nurse that he has been having difficulty hearing conversations at the coffee shop in the mornings.

After looking in his ears to determine if there is a build-up of cerumen, the nurse tells Kirby that his hearing loss needs to be checked further, but that it may be associated with aging. What is the best term to describe this? A. Tinnitus
B. Accommodation
C. Presbycusis
D. Presbyopia

Jbrasil · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The RDA is the average needs of 98 of the population, not the exact needs of an individual. The tolerable upper intake level (UL) is the highest level that likely poses no risk for adverse health events. It is not a recommended level of intake.

Answer to Question 2

C
Hearing changes often associated with aging include decreased hearing acuity, speech intelligi-bility, and pitch discrimination, which is referred to as presbycusis. Low-pitched sounds are eas-iest to hear, but it is difficult to hear conversation over background noise. A decrease in active sebaceous glands causes the cerumen to become dry and completely obstruct the external audi-tory canal.